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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2026; 18(9): 121221
Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.121221
Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.121221
Nursing outcome comparison of laparoscopy-assisted, pneumomediastinoscopy-assisted esophagectomy vs conventional thoracoscopic-assisted, three-incision esophagectomy in early esophageal cancer
Yao-Ping Chen, Ying Zhang, Yan-Hong Pan, Department of Operating Room, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, Fujian Province, China
Yao-Ping Chen, Ying Zhang, Yan-Hong Pan, Department of Operating Room, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350212, Fujian Province, China
Author contributions: Chen YP contributed to conceptualization, data curation, methodology, software, and writing - original draft; Zhang Y contributed to formal analysis, project administration, and visualization; Pan YH contributed to investigation, supervision, validation, and writing - review and editing. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
AI contribution statement: No AI tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, approval No. FMU[2015]084-3.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: The original anonymous dataset is available on request from the corresponding author at cyp3397@163.com.
Corresponding author: Yan-Hong Pan, MD, Department of Operating Room, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, No. 20 Chazhong Road, Fuzhou 350005, Fujian Province, China. cyp3397@163.com
Received: April 22, 2026
Revised: June 9, 2026
Accepted: July 31, 2026
Published online: September 27, 2026
Processing time: 145 Days and 22.6 Hours
Revised: June 9, 2026
Accepted: July 31, 2026
Published online: September 27, 2026
Processing time: 145 Days and 22.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study compares perioperative and early recovery outcomes between laparoscopy-assisted pneumomediastinoscopy-assisted esophagectomy and conventional thoracoscopic-assisted esophagectomy in patients with early esophageal cancer. The retrospective analysis of 110 patients demonstrates that the laparoscopy-assisted pneumomediastinoscopy-assisted esophagectomy approach yields shorter operative duration, reduced blood loss, earlier ambulation and oral intake, decreased drain duration, and shorter postoperative hospital stay with comparable complication rates, suggesting a favorable perioperative profile and accelerated recovery.